Westbrook scores 42, Thunder beat Pelicans 121-110

Russell Westbrook's left-handed, inside-out dribble wrong-footed Pelicans guard Jrue Holiday, creating an open lane for a driving layup. Westbrook had 42 points and 10 rebounds, Abrines hit five 3s and finished with a career-best 18 points, and the Thunder beat the Pelicans 121-110 on Wednesday night. 'We did a great job of just playing together,' Westbrook said.23 Dec @ 2PM

Jrue Holiday returns for the first time since wife Lauren Holiday's health scare

To the rest of the NBA, Jrue Holiday’s return to game action with the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday dove in a little under the radar – in a locally-televised affair pitched against the struggling Portland Trail Blazers. For the Pelicans, 2-10 entering Friday night, his first contest of the season couldn’t have come at a better time. Holiday, who was away for the team for the first three weeks of the regular season as he helped care for his ailing wife and the couple’s newborn daughter, was a needed salve for a team that put together its best win of the year by a 113-101 score.19 Nov @ 7AM

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New Orleans Pelicans point guard Jrue Holiday will make his season debut on Friday after being away from the club due to his wife's battle with a brain tumor. Holiday is expected to come off the bench in the contest against the Portland Trail Blazers. New Orleans has gone just 2-10 in his absence, which ties for the worst record in the NBA.19 Nov @ 12AM

Holiday says he's eager to help Pelicans in crunch time

As long as Jrue Holiday is on the court in the critical final minutes, he's not terribly concerned with whether he starts, or how much playing time he gets, in his first games back with the New Orleans Pelicans. 'I don't think our record shows how good we are,' said Holiday, who was back at practice Thursday with a team that has started 2-10 without him. The guard has spent the past three months on leave because his wife, retired international soccer star Lauren Holiday, needed brain surgery to remove a benign tumor last month, just weeks after giving birth to their first child, a daughter.17 Nov @ 11PM

Holiday says he's eager to help Pelicans in crunch time

As long as Jrue Holiday is on the court in the critical final minutes, he's not terribly concerned with whether he starts, or how much playing time he gets, in his first games back with the New Orleans Pelicans. 'I don't think our record shows how good we are,' said Holiday, who was back at practice Thursday with a team that has started 2-10 without him. The guard has spent the past three months on leave because his wife, retired international soccer star Lauren Holiday, needed brain surgery to remove a benign tumor last month, just weeks after giving birth to their first child, a daughter.17 Nov @ 9PM